What news! The new album recording has begun in earnest. Yesterday I spent all day recording mostly bass, and some acoustic guitar. It’s all still very skeletal, but the most developed songs at this point are “Under Your Spell” and “Plains Of Mostly Still Life,” because I’m excited about them. I’m going to record more today, with some intense shaker and tambourine action in addition to more guitars. I’m also trying to think of an album title. How about Cousin Larry, Don’t Be Ridiculous?

Time for a hipster cool dude moment. I saw a heckubba good band last night. They’re called The Waxfire. I went to see my friends The Shaky Hands at the Towne Lounge last night, and these people from Olympia opened. They’re just girl vocals, acoustic guitar, cello, piano and drums. They were super tight and at near virtuoso level on their instruments. Good songs too (that’s the important part). Their set was… thunderous (hire me, Pitchfork). Definitely not your usual indie band. Especially considering they’re from Olympia, home of all your favorite four-track raggedy twee bands.

You know what’s way better than air guitar? Air shakers.

–Alex